Shakamla, Śākāmla, Shaka-amla: 3 definitions
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Shakamla means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Śākāmla can be transliterated into English as Sakamla or Shakamla, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚākāmla (शाकाम्ल).—hogplum. °भेदनम् (bhedanam) sorrel.
Derivable forms: śākāmlam (शाकाम्लम्).
Śākāmla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śāka and amla (अम्ल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śākāmla (शाकाम्ल):—[from śāka] n. the fruit of Garcinia Cambogia, [Kālacakra]
2) [v.s. ...] the hog-plum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with: Shakamlabhedaka, Shakamlabhedana.
Full-text: Amlashaka, Shakamlabhedaka, Shakamlabhedana.
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